Professor Wolfgang Wagner, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Remote Sensing, has resigned from his position after admitting that a recent paper that cast doubt on human-induced climate change should not have been published. In a resignation note published in the journal, Prof. Wagner mentioned that the paper entitled On the misdiagnosis of surface temperature […]
Position Partners Joins Pointools Sales Partner Program
By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011Position Partners Pty Ltd., an Australian provider of positioning and machine control solutions for land management, civil works and building activities, has joined the Pointools Partner Program in Australia. Pointools software enables project teams to reference and reuse point cloud models – the billions of measurement points taken by 3D laser scanners – […]
Trimble handheld computer achieves IP68 rating
By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011Trimble recently announced that its Nomad 900 handheld computer has received an IP68 rating—the top rating for protection against dust and moisture. In addition, five new languages options have been added. Meeting the toughest standards for Ingress Protection, the handheld computers offer reliable and rugged operation, even after prolonged exposure to water and […]
Webmap helping plan WA’s future
By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011Western Australia’s most senior decision-makers are using a GIS-based planning mega-map to ready the state for the next four decades. Australian economic and social policy think-tank, the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), partnered with Esri Australia to construct the map exclusively for its ‘Inventing the Future: Shaping WA from 2010 […]
European LiDAR Mapping Forum launches conference program
By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011The organisers of the 2nd European LiDAR Mapping Forum (ELMF) to be held in Salzburg, Austria from November 29-30, have now launched the 2011 program, while also expanding the floor plan due to demand. The program promotes a truly international theme where speakers in the international LiDAR community represent nearly 20 countries from […]
Best of the Blogs 13 September 2011
By Spatial Source on 13 September, 2011One of Google Maps Mania’s ‘Maps of the week’ is from the Melbourne Writers Festival, and is entitled ‘Stories Unbound.’ It’s actually created in tandem with an iPhone app that allows the user to read – and write – stories with a geographical context. The stories appear on the map for browsing. Cartographically, I […]
Pitney Bowes Pioneers Government’s Digital Address Initiative
By Spatial Source on 10 September, 2011Governed by ANZLIC – The Spatial Information Council – NAMF provides an overarching set of standards for the process of verifying an address and exchanging digital address data between government departments and organisations. The stated overall aim of the NAMF is to provide a unique address where one address equals one location. “I am […]
Remote sensing to help farmers fertilise their crops
By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketboom/2816035477/ Department of Primary Industry scientists are using satellite imagery to determine crop nitrogen levels with the view of developing technology to help grain growers determine fertiliser applications. DPI senior research scientist Glen Fitzgerald estimates that technology that can estimate crop nitrogen requirements would be available to farmers within three to five […]
Event: Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference 2011
By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011Registrations are now open for the Surveying & Spatial Sciences Conference 2011! The SSSC2011 will be one of the largest and most important spatial events in Australasia. Jointly run by the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI), this event will bring together the disciplines, sectors and […]
OSP (previously OSDM) moving September 7
By Spatial Source on 6 September, 2011The Office of Spatial Policy will be relocating offices on 7 September 2011. This follows on from the administrative change that came into effect on 1 July 2011 whereby the function of the Office of Spatial Data Management moved from Geoscience Australia to the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. As part of […]
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